Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Guilty Pleasure Bands

I may very well find that this is an idea that only I have. Perhaps every one else has much better taste than I do, but I thought that I would throw this one out there. Are there any bands that you know they are not that good in some respect or they are just really cheesy, but you like them anyhow?I will say these bands falls into that category for me and feel free to boo me for liking these bands if you must.

Twisted Sister-Not a lot of playing ability, but a lot of attitude. One of the first bands I really got into.

Ratt-Not a lot of talent and very tame overall. Yet there was always something catchy about their music and they were really consistent from 83-90.

White Lion-I know that I will get booed for this one. Yes they were prime cheese, but I think they had a lot of potential at times. This is a band that I didn't like much back in the day, but they began to grow on me over the last few years. I was just listening to Mane Attraction last night actually.

Gwar-Yes, they are stupid, but they are fun. Sometimes it's good to have a few bands like this to balance things out because some bands take themselves so seriously.

Venom-They used to be a huge favorite of mine back around 86-88. They were a huge influence on speed and death metal. Yet they could hardly play their instruments during the first few albums and they were incredibly cheesy. They actually got less interesting once they started learning how to play their instruments.

I am a Great White fanatic. They threw me a beer at a concert in the 80's. My loyalty was bought pretty cheap. On the same token I hate Warrent because they got pissed and bolted after two tunes because someone threw a baseball cap on the stage and hit the lead puss.

Yeah, hair metal was my thing as well. Ditto for just about every band that was mentioned. Although, just like Bruce said for Triumph, I don't consider them really guilty pleasures. Some of my favorites that I still think are/were really good:RattCinderellaGreat WhiteL.A. GunsSkid RowTeslaDokkenWhite Lion

Now, you want to talk REAL guilty pleasures? How about another two from my high school/college days that I was really into:Dangerous ToysPretty Boy Floyd

That last one is going to be tough to top. Their album was called "Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz," for goodness sakes.

"So, in closing, fuck you METAL MARK. Fuck you, fuck Lynch Mob, and fuck your shitty website!”
“I don't know who this METAL MARK is, but I know better than to waste my time checking out anything else written by this asshole”
-Mike